Besides making several shortlists, SCHOMBURG and THE LEGENDARY MISS LENA HORNE also won a few awards. I am so proud of both books and grateful to the ancestors for letting their stories flow from me. Ashe’

For THE LEGENDARY MISS LENA HORNE

Arnold Adoff Early Readers Poetry Award

For SCHOMBURG: THE MAN WHO BUILT A LIBRARY

SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction

We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) Walter Award

Carter G. Woodson Honor, National Council for the Social Studies

Jefferson Cup Honor, Virginia Library Association